Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney is the former General Manager of the Carolina Panthers...
both defense improve last offense players point sides tried
We tried to improve on defense two years ago and on offense last year. Now we're at a point where we should be able to sprinkle in players on both sides of the ball.
career draft finish good pick picks players stick
He's a first-round draft pick and we wanted to him to be here and finish his career here, if possible. That is something we think is very important if you can get your first-round picks or very good players who make a difference, to stick around.
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It's just one piece of the puzzle. It's a guideline, but obviously you're looking for players that can come in and grasp the system you're teaching and what you want to do.
kinds players
We're still going over the film. The players aren't even back yet, so we haven't even started those kinds of discussions yet.
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He's been a tremendous fit for us from the day he first came in to interview with us. He's a tremendous person for us. He's fun to work with and he has a great feel for the game, the players and our current system.
best players questions
Healthy, he's one of the best players in the league. No one questions that.
approach ball build john master running takes
Think about running the ball in the NFL. If you're going to build yourself around that, you sometimes have to be very patient. You have to be a master at being patient. John takes that approach here not only in games, but every day here in everything he does.
ahead anywhere flying people rumors saying
The rumors are flying right now. If people anywhere are saying they know who we're taking, they're ahead of us.
fit good seeing thinks vice
Right now we're seeing if he thinks we're a good fit for him, and vice versa.
cross
Sometimes there is enough to cross him off the board. There are always some like that, but not many.
amount clubs perception positive realize spend talked time wants
Everyone we talked to at all of his clubs had nothing but positive things to say about him. The perception is out there on him, but if you spend any amount of time with him you realize he just wants to win.
almost decisions force hard year
We say it every year around this time, hard decisions have to be made. In this system, in this era, if you're doing things the right way, you almost force yourself to make these kind of decisions.
best player position regardless
You always want to keep yourself in position to take the best player available, regardless of position. When you don't is when you get in trouble.
league
That's a league matter. I have no comment.